Derive Dirichlet scalar curvature energy functional variation formula
problem Dirichlet scalar curvature energy functional
method First variation formula
result Introduce Dirichlet-Einstein metrics
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Study of critical tori for mean curvature energies in Killing submersions.
problem Analyzing surface energies in Killing submersions.
method Symmetry reduction and binormal evolution of critical curves.
result Construction of vertical tori critical for mean curvature energies.
Characterizes CR manifolds as critical points of an energy functional.
problem Understanding homogeneous three-dimensional CR manifolds.
method Uses an energy functional dependent on Webster curvature and torsion.
result Identifies Rossi spheres as a specific type of critical point.
Extends K-energy to complexified Kähler classes for scalar curvature study.
problem Scalar curvature equation with B-field on complexified Kähler classes.
method Extended K-energy functional, convex along geodesics.
result Uniqueness of solutions in some cases.
Study on surface configurations with curvature and elasticity.
problem Equilibrium configurations of surfaces with curvature and elasticity.
method Investigates the Euler-Helfrich functional, focusing on axially symmetric surfaces and their variational problems.
result Critical surfaces for the Euler-Helfrich functional, if axially symmetric, satisfy a simpler second order variational problem.
Study calculates the elastic energy of curves on a sphere.
problem Elastic energy of curves on a sphere.
method Introduced -curvature functional for rectifiable curves in the sphere and proved its finiteness.
result The -curvature functional agrees with the integral of geodesic curvature raised to the power for curves in .
The paper analyses the extrema of p-energy functional on a Finsler space with constant curvature.
Proves existence of special 2-spheres in curved 3-spaces.
problem Existence of constant mean curvature 2-spheres in Riemannian 3-spheres.
method Develops a min-max scheme for a weighted Dirichlet energy functional, using bi-harmonic approximation, derivative estimates, and Morse index estimates.
result Proves existence for almost every mean curvature and all for positively curved 3-spheres.
Study p-Willmore disks with boundary energies, finding equilibrium configurations.
problem Finding equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
method Model boundary as Kirchhoff elastic rod, interior term dependent on mean and Gaussian curvatures. Study among topological disks and p-Willmore examples.
result Equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
New calibration energy measures deviation from calibrated geometry, enabling mean curvature flow in infinite volumes.
problem Mean curvature flow in infinite volumes with finite energy.
method Introducing calibration energy and proving its dissipation identity for mean curvature flows.
result Every proper self-expander with finite calibration energy is a plane in all dimensions and codimensions.
Residues of manifoldsmath.DG
The paper studies residues of manifolds and their applications in geometry.
problem Understanding the residues of manifolds and their geometric implications.
method Analytic continuation and Möbius invariance of residues, introduction of relative and weighted residues.
result Scalar curvature, mean curvature, and Euler characteristic can be expressed in terms of residues.
We investigate knot-theoretic properties of geometrically defined curvature energies such as integral Menger curvature. Elementary radii-functions, such as the circumradius of three points, generate a family of knot energies guaranteeing self-avoidance and a varying degree of higher regularity of finite energy curves. …
On the minimization of the Willmore energy under a constraint on total mean curvature and areamath.DG
Study minimizes Willmore energy with constraints on surface properties.
problem Minimizing Willmore energy under specific surface properties.
method Adapting Keller-Mondino-Rivière, Bauer-Kuwert, and Ndiaye-Schätzle methods.
result Existence of smooth minimizers for a broad range of constraints.
Gradient Ricci solitons can be extended to non-gradient Ricci solitons using energy function.
problem Extending the geometry of gradient Ricci solitons to non-gradient Ricci solitons.
method Using energy function to study the geometry.
result A non-steady Ricci soliton with symmetric covariant derivative is gradient.
We analyze an energy functional associated to Conformal Ricci Flow along closed manifolds with constant negative scalar curvature. Given initial conditions we use this functional to demonstrate the uniqueness of both the metric and the pressure function along Conformal Ricci Flow.
Study on bending energy of surfaces with curvature concentration, deriving new lower bounds.
problem Analyzing the Willmore energy of surfaces with curvature concentration.
method Using isoperimetric inequalities and framed loops, derive new lower bounds for the bending energy.
result Optimal blowup rates of the Willmore energy when curvature is concentrated.
Suppose curves are moving by curvature in a plane, but one embeds the plane in and looks at the plane from an angle. Then circles shrinking to a round point would appear to be ellipses shrinking to an ``elliptical point,'' and the surface energy would appear to be anisotropic as would the mobility. The result of …
We consider a relaxed notion of energy of non-parametric codimension one surfaces that takes account of area, mean curvature, and Gauss curvature. It is given by the best value obtained by approximation with inscribed polyhedral surfaces. The BV and measure properties of functions with finite relaxed energy are studied…
Let be a closed Riemann surface, a Riemannian manifold of Hermitian non-positive curvature, a continuous map, and the function on the Teichmüller space of that assigns to a complex structure on the energy of the harmonic map homotopic to . We show that is a plurisubharmonic functio…
Researchers prove constant solutions for a specific Finslerian equation.
problem Investigating exponentially harmonic functions on Finslerian spaces.
method Analyzing the exponential energy functional and using nonnegative Ricci curvature conditions.
result Any bounded solution to the Finslerian equation is constant.
This article investigates stationary surfaces with boundaries, which arise as the critical points of functionals dependent on curvature. Precisely, a generalized "bending energy" functional is considered which involves a Lagrangian that is symmetric in the principal curvatures. The first variation of $\ma…
Generates tubular and membranous shapes using curvature functionals.
problem Difficult analysis of tubular and membranous shapes.
method Modeling as curvature optimization problem, phase-field formulation, GPU algorithm.
result Wide continuum of shape textures discovered.
Subharmonicity of Dirichlet energy proven for Kähler manifolds.
problem Subharmonicity of Dirichlet energy in Kähler families.
method Polarized family of compact Kähler manifolds, pluriharmonic maps, nonpositive complexified sectional curvature.
result Dirichlet energy is subharmonic in the parameter space.
Planes and spheres are the only stationary surfaces with constant Gauss curvature.
problem Finding surfaces with constant Gauss curvature that are stationary under a specific energy function.
method Proving the uniqueness of stationary surfaces by considering different curvature conditions.
result Planes and spheres are the only stationary surfaces with constant Gauss curvature.
The paper explores harmonic maps and their stability, proving key properties and conditions.
problem Existence and stability of harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds.
method Analysis of energy functional, construction of harmonic maps, and stability conditions.
result Conditions for the stability of harmonic maps and their instability from compact manifolds.
We study a functional on the boundary of a compact Riemannian 3-manifold of nonnegative scalar curvature. The functional arises as the second variation of the Wang-Yau quasi-local energy in general relativity. We prove that the functional is positive definite on large coordinate spheres, and more general on nearly roun…
Functionals involving surface curvature are important across a range of scientific disciplines, and their extrema are representative of physically meaningful objects such as atomic lattices and biomembranes. Inspired in particular by the relationship of the Willmore energy to lipid bilayers, we consider a general funct…
Study spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.
problem Understanding spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.
method Introducing spherical angular momentum, characterizing known curves, finding new families, and obtaining arc length parametrizations.
result New families of spherical curves with intrinsic equations in elementary or Jacobi elliptic functions.
Li-Yau inequality applied to curves in 2D space.
problem Curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
method Classical Li-Yau inequality applied to curves.
result Analogous results for curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
Researchers study surface area functionals in CR manifolds, deducing equations for various cases.
problem Investigating surface area functionals in 3D CR manifolds.
method Deduced Euler-Lagrange equations for energy functionals in various 3D CR manifolds.
result New equations deduced for surface area functionals on disk bundles, Rossi spheres, and 3D tori.
The paper studies critical points of horizontal energy functional in Riemannian foliations.
problem Analyzing critical points of horizontal energy functional in Riemannian foliations.
method Utilizing stress-energy tensor, establishing monotonicity formulas, and Jin-type theorems.
result Established monotonicity formulas for horizontally harmonic maps and transversally harmonic maps.
Second Variation of Energy Functions associated to Families of Canonically Polarized Manifoldsmath.DG
The paper calculates the second variation of energy functions for families of canonically polarized manifolds.
problem Computing the second variation of energy functions for families of canonically polarized manifolds.
method Analyzing the Dirichlet energy of maps between fibers and using harmonic maps.
result The energy function is plurisubharmonic under certain curvature conditions.
We deal with irregular curves contained in smooth, closed, and compact surfaces. For curves with finite total intrinsic curvature, a weak notion of parallel transport of tangent vector fields is well-defined in the Sobolev setting. Also, the angle of the parallel transport is a function with bounded variation, and its …
New rigidity results for critical metrics of a quadratic curvature functional.
problem Proving uniqueness of critical metrics for a specific curvature functional.
method Analyzing complete, possibly non-compact, critical metrics of the quadratic curvature functional.
result Critical metrics with finite energy are scalar flat (global minima) for dimensions n≥10.
Study on extremizers for Sobolev inequality on curved manifolds.
problem Existence of extremizers for the sharp -Sobolev inequality on Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative curvature.
method Nonsmooth concentration compactness methods and Mosco-convergence results for Cheeger energy.
result Almost extremal functions are close to radial Euclidean bubbles and almost zero globally under nonnegative curvature.
New invariant for 4D hypersurfaces ensures smooth critical points.
problem Understanding smoothness of curvature energies on 4D hypersurfaces.
method Developed a new conformally invariant energy.
result Critical points of new energy are smooth.
A neural flow method minimizes Willmore energy for 2-surfaces in 3D space.
problem Minimizing Willmore energy for closed oriented 2-surfaces in 3D space.
method Introducing neural Willmore flow to model and minimize the Willmore energy using neural architectures.
result The neural flow reproduces expected round sphere and Clifford torus for genus 0 and 1 surfaces, respectively, and finds minimal Willmore surfaces for genus 2.
Study on existence of ground states on curved spaces with conditions on potential growth.
problem Existence of ground states for aggregation-diffusion models on Cartan-Hadamard manifolds.
method Investigation of a free energy functional on Cartan-Hadamard manifolds, considering entropy and interaction energies.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of ground states are found, depending on the growth of the attractive potential.
Proves Li-Yau inequality for Helfrich functional, ensuring embeddedness in spherical cases.
problem Ensuring embeddedness of minimizers in the Canham-Helfrich model.
method Proves Li-Yau inequality for Helfrich functional, converting singular volume integral to explicit energy threshold.
result Existence of smoothly embedded minimizers in physically relevant cases.
Energies of knot diagramsmath-ph
We introduce and begin the study of new knot energies defined on knot diagrams. Physically, they model the internal energy of thin metallic solid tori squeezed between two parallel planes. Thus the knots considered can perform the second and third Reidemeister moves, but not the first one. The energy functionals consid…
Sharp criteria for 2-varifolds to be induced by smooth immersions.
problem Regularity of integral 2-varifolds with square integrable mean curvature.
method Fine analysis of Hausdorff density and recent local regularity results.
result Optimal threshold for Willmore energy leading to curvature varifolds.
Unified approach to various energy conditions in spacetime geometry.
problem Synthetic quantification of energy conditions in spacetime.
method Introducing entropic timelike curvature dimension condition with variable Ricci curvature bounds.
result Unified approach to various energy conditions including strong, weak, and null energy conditions.
JKO scheme adds deceleration in rapidly changing metric curvature directions.
problem Understanding the implicit bias of the JKO scheme in Wasserstein gradient flow.
method Characterized the implicit bias of the JKO scheme at second order in η, modifying the energy functional.
result JKO scheme adds deceleration in directions where metric curvature of J is rapidly changing.
Explain convexity of K-energy leading to unique metrics.
problem Uniqueness of constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics and extremal metrics.
method Convexity of K-energy along weak geodesics in Kahler potentials.
result Uniqueness of extremal metrics up to automorphisms.
For a bounded smooth domain in the plane and smooth boundary data we consider the minimisation of the Willmore functional for graphs subject to Dirichlet or Navier boundary conditions. For -regular graphs we show that bounds for the Willmore energy imply area and diameter bounds. We then consider the -lower s…
Study quantizes energy distribution in inhomogeneous phase transitions.
problem Quantifying energy distribution in inhomogeneous Allen-Cahn phase transitions.
method Analysis of varifolds and convergence of integer rectifiable varifolds.
result Equidistribution of energy between Dirichlet and Potential energy in phase field limit.
Non-uniqueness of closed embedded non-smooth hypersurfaces with constant anisotropic mean curvaturemath.DG
An anisotropic surface energy is the integral of an energy density that depends on the normal at each point over the considered surface, and it is a generalization of surface area. The minimizer of such an energy among all closed surfaces enclosing the same volume is unique and it is (up to rescaling) so-called the Wul…
Graphs with bounded anisotropic mean curvature are regular almost everywhere.
problem Understanding the regularity of graphs with anisotropic mean curvature.
method Proving regularity for -dimensional Lipschitz graphs with anisotropic mean curvature bounded in .
result Graphs with bounded anisotropic mean curvature are regular almost everywhere.